Long-running protests over restructuring plans announced last November for second-hand goods sales and collection organisation Les Petits Riens have come to an end. A so-called “social agreement” has been reached at the charity, according to the Brussels branch of trade union Setca. However, the 21...

Negotiators for the future federal government are proposing the elimination of a measure adopted by the previous government that allowed workers in large companies - those with more than 50 employees - to take a single sick day without producing a doctor’s note. The measure is limited to a maximum...

Cafes and restaurants in Brussels are racing against time to obtain clarity on the rules for occupying pavement space with terraces as the outdoor season approaches. The pandemic regulation that allowed the Brussels catering industry to erect terrace structures on pavements and parking spaces...

Staff at the Africa Museum have said that they are unhappy with the educational direction of the museum since its major revamp six years ago. Their concerns are echoed by much of the African and Congolese diaspora, many of whom reportedly feel that they have been unheard and left out, according to...

Brussels Airport is launching a pilot project to sell solar power, generated by panels at the airport, to residents of surrounding municipalities. The airport operator promises a discount “which for an average household amounts to about €124 off their annual energy bill,” according to the airport...

More than 130 leading galleries from 16 countries present some of their most exquisite works at Belgium’s prestigious art fair BRAFA . Celebrating its 70th anniversary, the annual event at Brussels Expo succeeds in maintaining a fine balance between tradition and modernity in displaying works from...

The 16th edition of Affordable Art Fair Brussels welcomes 90 Belgian and international galleries to Tour & Taxis from 5 to 9 February. Presenting thousands of artworks by more than 600 emerging and established artists, it is one of the most popular contemporary art events in the capital. Some...

A raft of new tobacco regulations came into force in Belgium at the beginning of the year, largely aimed at deterring young people from smoking. They included the ban of the sale of disposable vapes, which makes Belgium the first country in the EU to adopt such a strict stance to the flavoured...

Belgian railway operator SNCB is being advised by an official panel set up as part of a historical study to apologise for its role in facilitating deportations to death camps during the second world war. Documents show that SNCB received nearly 51 million Belgian francs in the 1940s to deport Jews...

Restaurant chain Lunch Garden is filing for bankruptcy, with some of its branches around Belgium to be taken over by Antwerp-based investor CIM Capital, which specialises in restructuring cases. A special works council meeting took place at Lunch Garden's headquarters in Evere on Monday. The chain...